Cigarette making device



June 16, 1942- H. F. KIRKwooD CIGARETTE MAKING DEVICE 2 ISheets-Shea?. l

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Filed April l5, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 faQ/2 FEP/azz? ATTORNEYS ,A if l C creann'rrn MAKING nevica Hugh r. Kiriweoe, nuckspert, Maine applicati@ April 15,1940, serial No. 329,785

6 claims. v (ci. 131-73) The present invention relates to improvements in cigarette making devices of the type generally used for manually rolling cigarettes.

An important object of the invention resides in the provision of a cigarette making device which embodies a tobacco compartment and paper compartment with means in communication with the latter for rolling the paper in cigarette form and mea-ns below the tobacco compartment for feedingV tobacco into the cigarette form to present a nished cigarette having the appearance of a factory-made cigarette.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means for retaining the cigarette papers in the compartment so that individual papers may be fed to the forming chamber and rolled into the form of a cigarette to be filled with tobacco fed from the tobacco compartment.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of novel means for eiecting discharge of the rolled cigarette from the forming chamber.

A still further object of the invention resides in the provision of a cigarette making device having the above characteristics in which a special latching means is employed for the closure of the tobacco compartment.

The invention will be fully and comprehensively understood from a consideration of the following detailed description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings which form a part of the application.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cigarette making device embodying the features of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective View of the device and illustrating the opposite side from that shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially on line ll-Q of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on line 5 5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 6--6 of Figure 3.

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the end of the device through which the formed cigarette is discharged.

Figure 8 is a detail sectional View of the discharge end latching means being taken substantially on line 8--3 of Figure 2.

Figure 9 is an exploded perspective View of a cigarette paper andframe for the same.

Referring to the drawings for a more `detailed description thereof, it will be noted that the cigarette making device generally designated by the reference numeral Iii, comprises a casing Il formed of metal, plastic or other suitable material. The casing II is of elongated formation and in the front end thereof is formed with a compartment I2 for containing loose particles of tobacco. The compartment l2 is provided with a closure member I4 hingedly secured to the casing by means of a pin or the like I5 which provides access to the compartment for replenishng the supply of tobacco. Extending inwardly from the upper end of the closure member lf3 is a hook i5 adapted to engage a hook I1 projecting inwardly from the rear wall of the casing. The hook I'I forms an integral part of the member I3, said member being hingedly connected by means of a pin IS to the rear wall of the casing. The means generally designated by the reference numeral 25 `is lactuated for releasing the respective hooks i6 and Ii to open the tobacco compartment closure I4 and comprises a pin 2l having a ferrule 22 attached to one end thereof, said ferrule normally being Xedly mounted in the casing i I and abutting the inner face of the closure ifi as more particularly shown in Figure 6 of the drawings. A second ferrule 23 is supported on the pin 2l and telescopes within the ferrule E2, the ferrule 23 being formed with flanges 2@ and held in abutting relation with the inner face of the hinged member I8. A coil spring 25 is mounted on the pin 2i and retains the respective ferrules 22 and 23 in the normal position shown in Figure 6. When desiring to release the catch Iii from the movable catch Il, pressure is exerted on the upper end of the member iii which will urge the ferrule 23 toward the ferrule 22 and at the same time place the spring 25 under compression. The member iii will swing on its pin I9 causing the hook II to swing downwardly in the direction of the arrow 26 to a point where it will become disengaged from the hook i6. As pressure is being exerted on the member Iii, the ierrule 23 will telescope within the ferrule 22 until the ange 24 of the former will substantially contact the area 2l of the front wall of the casing at which time the pressure of the spring 25 will be sufficient to force the closure member lli outwardly. The closure member ifi will, of course, swing on its pivot pin I5 and after the tobacco compartment I2 has been refilled said closure member can be snapped into locked position.

The rear end of the casing II is formed with a compartment 28 for containing a multiplicity of cigarette papers 2E).V A plurality of trays 30,

one of which is shown in perspective in Figure 9 of the drawings, each carrying a single sheet of cigarette paper, are mounted in the comp-artment 28. The top of the compartment 28 is formed with front and r-ear elongated openings 3| and 32, respectively, the empty trays bein-g withdrawn through the opening 3| and the full trays being inserted through the opening 32. The trays are normally urged toward the front of the casing by means of a U-shaped spring 33, the leg members 34 of which are in contact with the trays.

The front side of the casing Il is formed with an opening 35 through which access is had to the cigarette paper in the foremost tray. A tubular-shaped forming chamber 36 is located below the paper compartment and is in communication therewith through a slot 31, said slot being formed directly beneath the foremost tray. The paper in the foremost tray is urged downwardly through the slot 31 and continued feeding thereof by the finger through the opening 35 will form the -cigarette paper in the shape of a roll since said paper will follow the contour of the tubular opening 36. empty and it is removed by inserting the finger through the opening 35 and urging said tray upwardly through the opening 3|, and if desired the tray can then be reloaded with a paper and deposited in the compartment 28 through the opening 32. As shown in Figure 5 of the drawings, the paper rolled within the forming chamber 36 is now ready to receive a charge of tobacco from the tobacco compartment |2.

The forming chamber 36 is also in communication with the tobacco compartment I2, it being understood that the lower end of the latter is open and has located therein a hollow tube 38, one end 39 of which extends within the forming chamber 36. One wall of the tube 38 is cut out as indicated at 4I] whereby said tube is in direct communication with the tobacco compartment |2. rIhe other end 4l of the tube 38 is exteriorly threaded as indicated at 42 to which is detachably connected a cap nut 43 carrying a spiral feeder 44, said feeder extending through the tube 38 and secured in the cap 43 by means of a screw plug 45. The cap nut 43 has a knurled surface. Figure 3 of th-e drawings discloses the normal position of the spiral feeder 44 and it will be noted that the nut 43 is threadedly secured to the tube 38. However, when desiring to ll the rolled paper within the forming chamber, the cap 43 is loosened and the spiral rotated through the tube to advance the tobacco into the formed paper. As the tobacco packs within the paper, the spiral feeder 29 backs outwardly therefrom holding the cigarette paper in its rolled condition to be fully and completely filled with the tobacco and when the cigarette has been completed the cap 43 and spiral feeder 44 will be extended a distance away from the casing as shown in dotted lines in Figure 3 of the drawings. The tube 38, however, remains stationary while lling the rolled wrapper.

The completed cigarette is removed from the rear end of the casing through the pivoted closure 41. Referring more particularly to Figures 2, 7 and 8 of the drawings, it will be noted that the closure 41 is mounted on a pin 4S whereby access is had to the forming chamber 33 and is shaped so as to cover the end wall of the casing. The closure 41 is normally held in closed position by means of a bar 49 slidably mounted in a groove 5l) formed in the lower side of the The foremost tray will then be casing, one end of said bar being reduced in thickness as indicated at 5| for engagement with a slot 52 formed in said closure 41. When the bar is disposed within the slot 52 the closure member will be locked. However, the other end of said bar is turned at right angles as indicated at 53 and is suitably secured as indicated at 54 to the spiral feeder. Thus as the feeder moves outwardly during the feeding of the tobacco into the form of paper, the end 5| of the bar 49 will be released from the closure 41 and upon completion of the cigarette, said closure is swung to open position shown in Figure 7 of the drawings for removal of the cigarette. As is customary, one edge of the cigarette paper is provided with a gummed surface adapted to be moistened for securing the paper and therefore, the slot 31 extends to the rear end of the casing as shown in Figure 2 whereby the unattached end of the paper slides through the slot as the cigarette is being removed.

A lever 55 is mounted on the tube 38 and is supported exteriorly of the casing, said tube being locked in the position shown in Figures 1 and 3 by means of the nut 43 and when in that position, the slot 40 is in registry with the tobacco compartment |2. However, small particles of tobacco will occasionally become lodged in the forming chamber and when desiring to clean the same, the lever 55 is moved to the dotted line position shown in Figure 1 for rotating the tube 38 to move the slot 40 out of registry with the tobacco chamber whereby upon moving said tube outwardly the particles of tobacco will be removed thereby allowing the paper to freely enter the forming chamber. After cleaning, the tube is again moved toward the forming chamber to its normal position and the lever 55 swung upwardly to bring the slot 40 in registry with the tobacco chamber.

The trays for carrying the individual sheets of cigarette papers are substantially rectangularshaped, one face thereof being cut out as indicated at 56 in Figure 9 of the drawings, whereby the finger being extended through the opening 35 will contact the paper. Each tray is somewhat in the form of an envelope, the paper 29 being guided and held therein by means of the flanged edges 51.

It is believed that the operation of the cigarette maker is readily apparent from the above description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. The device is a size that can be carried in the pocket and the compartments will contain an ample supply of tobacco and cigarette papers. By means of the device, a cigarette can be easily and expeditiously rolled having the general appearance of a factory-made cigarette.

Also it will be understood, of course, by those skilled in the art that variations in the hereinabove described device involving the substitution of substantial equivalents for the devices described are intended to be comprehended within the spirit of the present invention and that the invention is capable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showing of the drawings nor to the precise construction described and, therefore, such changes and modifications may be made therein as do not 'affect the spirit of the invention nor exceeed the scope thereof as expressed in the appended claims.

'What is claimed is:

1. A cigarette making device comprising a casing, a tobacco compartment in one end of said casing, a paper compartment formed in the other end of said casing, a plurality of trays c-arrying individual cigarette papers therein held within said compartment, a forming chamber below said paper compartment and in communication therewith, and means for feeding tobacco to said forming chamber.

2. A cigarette making device comprising a casing having a tobacco compartment in one end thereof and a paper compartment in the opposite end, a plurality of trays mounted in the paper compartment, each of the said trays carrying a cigarette paper, a forming chamber formed in the casing and spaced below the paper compartment and communicating with the latter, a side wall of the said paper compartment having an opening therein for manually moving the papers from the said compartment into the forming chamber, the said respective papers assuming a tubular form in the said chamber and means extending through the tobacco compartment and the forming chamber for feeding tobacco into the tubular paper.

3. A cigarette making device comprising a casing having a tobacco compartment in one end thereof and a paper compartment in the opposite end, a plurality of trays mounted in the paper compartment, each of the said trays carrying a cigarette paper, a forming chamber formed in the casing and spaced below the paper compartment and communicating with the latter, a side wall of the said paper compartment having an opening therein for manually moving the papers from the said compartment into the forming chamber, the said respective papers assuming a tubular form in the said chamber, a tube extended through the tobacco compartment and open for communication therewith, and a rotary feeder element extending through the said tube and forming chamber for feeding tobacco from the tobacco chamber into the tubular paper in the forming chamber.

4. A cigarette making device comprising an elongated casing, a transverse partition in the casing dividing the interior thereof into a tobacco containing compartment and a paper containing compartment, a plurality f cigarette papers mounted in the said paper compartment, means yieldingly holding the said papers in flat transverse arrangement in the paper compartment, a cylindrical forming chamber formed longitudinally in the casing below the said paper compartment and communicating with the latter through a feed slot, said partition being extended between the tobacco containing compartment and the forming chamber, a side wall of the paper compartment having an opening for manually moving the cigarette papers therefrom through the slot and into the forming compartment, the said papers being disposed to assume a tubular form in the said forming chamber, a guide tube extended through the tobacco compartment and through the partition in the casing, the said tube having a side opening communicating with the tobacco compartment and an CTI opening in one end communicating with the forming chamber, and a rotary feeding element extended through the said tube and the forming chamber for feeding tobacco into the paper in the chamber.

5. A cigarette making device comprising an elongated casing, a transverse partition in the casing dividing the interior thereof into a tobacco containing compartment and a paper containing compartment, a plurality of cigarette papers mounted in the said paper compartment, means yieldingly holding the said papers in fiat transverse arrangement in the paper compartment, a cylindrical forming chamber formed longitudinally in the casing below the said paper compartment and communicating with the latter through a feed slot, said partition being extended between the tobacco containing compartment and the forming chamber, a side wall of the paper compartment having an opening for manually moving the cigarette papers thereform through the slot and into the forming compartment, the said papers being disposed to assume a tubular form in the said forming chamber, a guide tube extended through the tobacco compartment and through the partition in the casing, the said tube having a side opening communicating with the tobacco compartment and an opening in one end communicating with with the forming chamber, and a rotary feeding element extended through the said tube and the forming chamber for feeding tobacco into the paper in the chamber.

6. A cigarette making device comprising an elongated casing, a transverse partition in the casing dividing the interior thereof into a tobacco containing compartment and a paper containing compartment, a plurality of cigarette papers mounted in the said paper compartment, means yieldingly holding the said papers in flat transverse arrangement in the paper compartment, a cylindrical forming chamber formed longitudinally in the casing belowthe said paper compartment and communicating with the latter through a feed slot, said partition being extended between the tobacco containing compartment and the forming chamber, a side wall of the paper compartment having an opening for manually moving the cigarette papers therefrom through the slot and into the forming compartment, the said papers being disposed to assume a tubular form in the said forming chamber, a guide tube extended through the tobacco compartment, and through the partition in the casing, the said tube having a side opening communicating with the tobacco compartment and an opening in one end communicating with the forming chamber, a rotary feeding element extended through the said tube and the forming chamber for feeding tob-acco into the paper in the chamber, and a lever secured to the said tube having locking engagement with the casing and operable for periodically turning the said tube.

HUGH F. KIRKWOOD. 

